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Ramona wasn't much of a cleaning woman--some say she wouldn't know a dust bunny from a Doberman--but that's no reason to bump the old girl off, is it? Someone must think so: poor Ramona is found strangled to death with a vacuum chord. Jane Jeffry--mother of three, chairperson of more committees than you can shake a stick at, and part-time sleuth--sets out to find the killer and tie up the loose ends in this irresistible mystery. Grime and Punishment, winner of both Agatha and Macavity Awards for best first mystery book and nominated for an Anthony Award for the same honor, is the first in a series of seven books featuring Jane Jeffry.
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It's So hard to Kill Good Help These Days. . .
With three kids to raise on her own, Jane Jeffry sometimes needs a hand with the housework. But many of her complaining neighbors believe that the Happy Helper cleaning lady they all share wouldn't know a dustball if she was choking on it. That hardly seems reason enough, however, to do the disreputable domestic in.
So when the charwoman in question is discovered strangled to death with a vacuum cleaner cord, Jane decides to dig up the real dirt--if the tenacious single mom can find any time to spare between her PTA meetings and car-pooling duties. But despite her busy schedule, Jane is determined to tidy up the whole murderous mess--even if it means provoking a killer who may live as close as next door.
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Great Debut.......2007-08-13
Jane Jeffrey is struggling to rebuild her life and make her children's life as normal as possible after the death of her husband in a car accident seven months earlier. She feels that life is starting to get back to normal, but that normalcy is shattered when a cleaning woman is murdered at the house next door which belongs to her friend Shelley Nowack. Shelly and Jane are understandably upset about the murder and worry about the safety of their children, so even though the police are looking into the murder they begin a little investigating on their own. They have plenty of suspects - there was going to be a gathering at Shelley's house and people were in and out of the house dropping off food all day long. In fact, Jane even wonders if Shelley could be the killer. As Jane investigates, she realizes that several people had secrets they wanted to stay secret, secrets they could be blackmailed for and might even kill to keep secret. When Jane gets a little too close to the truth and a threatening note is left on her bed, she knows she has to solve the case quickly before she or someone in her family is hurt.
"Grime and Punishment" is the delightful first book in Jill Churchill's Jane Jeffrey cozy mystery series. Jane is a well-written character - a single mother struggling not only to raise three young children, but also trying to accept the circumstances behind her husband's death. Her children - Mike, Katie, and Todd - are also well written and some of the best parts of the book are the scenes with Jane and her children going about their every day life. I especially liked the fact that Jane volunteered to drive blind children, it added a nice dimension to her character. Jane's method of investigating the murder was a bit unorthodox, my jaw dropped when she came right out and asked a suspect why she was being blackmailed, but she quickly won my sympathy when her abruptness backfired on her and she learned something that hurt her. Shelley is also well written - attractive, a bit too perfect and bossy, living in a house that is immaculate before the cleaning lady even gets there, and a penchant for driving too fast. Of the supporting characters, my favorite is Jane's "Uncle" Jim, a policeman who is a surrogate father to Jane and will do anything he can to protect her. The mystery is well plotted and the number of people that had access to Shelley's house means that the readers will have fun trying to pick the killer from the long list of suspects and at the end of the book, readers will want to go back through it to see all the clues Churchill cleverly planted throughout. The method Churchill uses to reveal the killer is a bit unbelievable but still a lot of fun.
"Grime and Punishment" is a nice, fun cozy mystery.
Housewife Heroine Becomes Perfect Cup of Tea (or Coffee) for Mystery Buffs.......2006-02-21
I'm usually in a state of reverence when I approach the pilot to a successful, long running series with each of its books staying in print and selling solidly, especially as I realize that the novel in my hands is the foundation upon which such an enduring success has been based. My curiosity is at a high, focus ready to pick up on the reader captures which have carried such a phenomenon.
Many of the appeals of Jill Churchill's Jane Jeffry are easy to see, and many reviewers have elevated this effervescence beautifully. I believe I'll join them, parading around a bit myself, beating a bounding, decorated drum:
The suburban housewife has been unsung, or touted-with-taint, since Susan B. Anthony's marching campaigns began dousing home fires, kicking homemaker-vestal-non-virgins out into the glorious world of business acumen (to become secretaries/assistants/office-managers/Cool-CEO-Adjuncts/CEO's)? Such a deal.
Sorry. Couldn't help that slurp of feminist-charged humor with a hocking "ahem" of truth in it.
"Boom... Boom, Boom..."
I really don't want to bash the programs of that particular Sue (who reminds me of Sue Grafton, who's developed a most delightfully gritty female sleuth who has played proud the female angle of the American-type, loner-PI-Mystique, of the red neon-light mood/mode/model/MO).
"Who, who, who?" What am I, an owl, or an almanac researcher. I'm certainly NOT a legitimate reviewer of novels. If there's an established fact anywhere, that's one.
"Ahem. Hock! Hack! BOOM, Boom."
I honestly do not want to denigrate the incredible release of bondage feminism has accomplished for women.
What I lament is the backlash of another type of bondage which has sullied the pride of wise, strong women who freely choose to be homebound. (A better term might be "home-centered" ... or ... "home-based" ... "home-heather-ed"? Whatever.)
Here's where Jill Churchill pranced in with the perfect tool (not a drum; see my review of McLuhan's THE MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE) to re-set the balance and re-expose the heroic through a "modern" housewife in the suburbs of Chicago. Now, THAT I can admire (in the warm and welcome company of a large audience of contented, sometimes clamoring, readers).
It's too easy to downplay the cultural significance of this series, due to Churchill's wonderfully light, delightful style of dramatizing Jane's snarly attitude and colorfully common world. It's so automatic to see this series as easy-reading, funny-fluff. Honestly, I have to remind myself, repeatedly, to note the depth-of-effect and beauty in this offering which has effortlessly expanded our views of worthy roles for women (and Mr. Mom's) to play, by returning the respect of choice to the career of housewife.
"BOOM!"
And let me beat this drum over one other feat which Jane and Shelley have accomplished as this series has run onward from this auspicious beginning. As their children grow up and leave, these two homemakers evolve in entertaining ways through Mom-growing-pains of the empty-nest-syndrome.
Having read and reviewed (and posted a Listmania) several of Jill's novels prior to this pilot, I've concluded that this author is a genius, and possibly somewhat unrecognized as such. Yes, she's been recognized for providing a hilarious, easy reading series carried by warmly addicting characters and mean mystery machinations. I believe Jill will also be recognized one day for the sheer and subtle insight which impregnates each of the books in this series, with this pilot established as the strongest of the batch, yet with each sequential book providing unique, haute-cuisine flavors (in a warm cookie world).
"Boom?"
Sometimes a pilot is seen as an immature beginning for a series which grows in strength and style as the author progresses in presentation of subsequent books. In this case, no doubt exists in my mind that GRIME AND PUNISHMENT has come off the press of a true author launching a seasoned gift in the prime of her talent. And, what's no less amazing to me is that Jill has grown beyond and beyond this beginning, in her subtleties as a novelist.
This is why I conclude that she is a genius, because I can honestly say, "You ain't read nothing yet. And, yet you've read it all."
Churchill has not lost an ounce of the talent which produced GRIME. Sadly, the punishment she has received in periodic ripping reviews may be the true crime here.
Ironically, I began my addiction of posting reviews on Amazon when I read my first Jane Jeffry novel and felt a heart crush after reading some of the short, cutting rips on this series. I seem to have a need to pick up and polish valuable gems which have been tarnished, not naturally by time (I should leave those for the true housewives among us), but by readers in bad moods who relieve pain by spewing on gems among piles of rocks (yes, I like rocks too, since I have a collection of those in my head).
"Boom! Boom, boom."
I understand this syndrome too clearly. I've done it myself, too many times. Have I grown up yet? I'm working at it, still failing.
And, yes, honesty is important, even if it's tainted by harsh emotion being purged. In fact, it appears that some books increase in sales due to rather than in spite of a deep contrast between rips and raves.
"Boom."
Okay. That said, what appealed most to me in GRIME & PUNISHMENT, as is true in more than a few cozy mysteries, was the easy in of daily routine life, especially the schmooze of the morning shuffle. What more appropriate way to begin a series with housewife as heroine than within the rise `n shine songfest, which in Jane's case involves the hard-earned wisdom of allowing oneself to grump and grunt instead of forcing the chirp and warble, if that happens to be the mood the cards have dealt during the call of night.
Another appeal of this pilot (which has carried through the series) is Jane's effective dealings with the childish or adolescent maneuvering of her kids. Jane doesn't buy it, yet she doesn't swat their budding spirits, as she sidesteps their behavioral grime and grind.
And! Another appeal coming...
Here we have a housewife WITH a housekeeper, who gets snuffed, not in sneeze-inducing dust caused by her lack of competence and integrity, but by a vacuum cleaner cord. The symbolism in this pilot is rampant, and so inclusive it's nearly invisible unless you're searching for it, or your name is Sigmund Freud. If you're Carl Jung you'll have too many clues, before dues can even begin to conjure up.
If you're new to this series, let the light, easy flow of Churchill's syntax take you for a ride. Then, once in a while, pause after closing the book's covers, and look more deeply. You'll see what I'm saying.
For example, recall Jane making coffee during (prior to, or following) a particularly tense or gut churning scene, in which she mentions in passing that she's carefully going through the process of making coffee...
"... as if it were the solution to something."
And she mentions how carrying out simple daily routines or chores can calm a chaotic heart thrown out of rhythm by unusually frightening, unexpected, imposing events.
This story is rich with life in the daily living lane, where heroic acts are seamless, invisible, unnoticed.
One of the dramatic coups, though, in this pilot, was the way Churchill dealt with Jane's grief over the complicated loss of her husband. The way this author slipped that process seamlessly into and through the mystery with cohesive care, was simple emotional genius.
Well, okay, yes, there's also the feisty, snappy, to-cheer-for friendship between Jane & Shelley, taproot-ing here for the long haul; and we have the dreary, deadly connection with Thelma, the sniffing-snob mother-in-law, posing in the buff on a snuff-out wish list (in Jane's nightmares).
And, of course, the soothingly slow, and subtly sensual development of the romantic element between Jane and Mel is also a coup, of a different matter. We have ROMANCE!
And, we have a wrap.
"Ahem. Boom."
With true sadness and ultimate respect for the unsung or tarnished heroes still among us, nearly everywhere,
Linda G. Shelnutt
Series start.......2005-07-13
This is the first book in the Jane Jeffry mystery series and is great fun. The plot is good and the characters wonderful. It is a delightful read with more titles waiting in the wings!
Pleasant, but average cozy.......2005-03-19
Jill Churchill writes well enough, but I didn't find heroine or her friends interesting. Maybe if I lived in the 'burbs it would make a difference...
Mystery with a humorous flair!.......2002-10-26
I was browsing at my local bookstore when I came upon Jill Churchill's books. Having never heard of her before but interested in mysteries, I picked up this book and now plan to read every one in the series!
"Grime and Punishment" is written with a very comical touch. Jane Jeffry is a widowed mother of three who lives in suburban Chicago (as do I, and enjoyed the familiar nuances of the area that she brought up). Between neighborhood potluck suppers, juggling her kids' schedules and trying to get over the death of her husband, Jane now adds "crime solver" to her ever-growing list of personal demands. She is determined to figure out who killed the neighborhood cleaning lady, even if it means alienating (or even suspecting!) those she knows, including her best friend! And trying to play detective gets her in hot water with the real (and single and hunky) detective working the case!
I found myself laughing out loud while reading this, and it was hard to put down. I can't wait to read all of the Jane Jeffry series!
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Welcome to the Motherhood: Grime & Punishment
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Humorist Melissa Jarvis offers a hilarious look at American motherhood in an Erma Bombeck tradition updated for a new generation of harried moms. Each of the two dozen stories portrays an amusing real-life situation as the book's protagonist, a busy wife and mother of children aged five to seven, struggles to juggle work and parenting and to cope with the many aspects of modern motherhood for which she is not prepared. The goings-on in this happily dysfunctional household will have mothers laughing out loud as they identify with the frustrations, challenges, and small victories dealing with the Girl Scout cookie business, the terrors of crafting and volunteerism, babysitting nightmares, exotic pets, and foul smells of an unknown origin.
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Didn't care for it..........2005-09-06
I generally enjoy this genre of books but I found this book rather irritating. Perhaps I'd have enjoyed it more if I had older kids.
Hilarious Tales From The 'Hood.......2004-12-31
Melissa Jarvis appears to have turned the vital job of a stay-at-home mom into an art form. Of course, much of that art came when one of her children practiced spelling the word 'butt' on the living room wall the day before a planned party. This story, plus tales of the wonder of childhood smells, and the ways children and pets are similar are all included in this hilarious and heart warming book. Every mother can learn a lesson from looking at their family life from Ms. Jarvis' perspective. And someday one of these moms will find that she too has raised a seven year old police detective who needs a timeout. Buy this book. It makes growing up a lot easier.
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7 Titles By Jill Churchill Jane Jeffry Series : Grime and Punishment The Class Menagerie A Knife to Remember Fear of Frying The Merchant of Menace The House of Seven Mabels Bell, Book, and Scandal. seven mmpb books.
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Keith Laumer
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Fantasy. "The world of Shiuan was doomed. Rising waters and shattering earthquakes due to the coming of a vast and strange new satellite had sealed the fate of its peoples- flee or die with their world. Their sole escape routes were the Gates, the passages between worlds established by a forgotten cosmic race. And just as this knowledge dawned on the desperate tribes and cities there appeared the woman Morgaine- whose mission was to seal Shiuan's Gates." Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for the best new writer of the year.
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First-rate for a "middle" book.......2007-05-28
The middle volume of a trilogy is always a difficult animal: It lacks both the background and set-up material necessary to introduce the story, and the climax promised for the final third. Here, Cherryh forthrightly treats it as the "bridge" story it is, and it's a rather depressing read -- though necessary for what comes after. Where Andur-Kursh in the first book was a land of armed holds on crags and hard winters, Hiuaj is a slowly-drowning land of earthquakes under the thumb of the qual halflings of Shiuan to the north. Jhirun is a young barrow-folk girl of the south, dangerously fey in the eyes of her family and neighbors, who rejects her home for the legendary prospect of safety in the north when Morgaine and Vanye, her sworn right hand, appear suddenly before her. But where Morgaine spent only a hundred years in the Gate between coming and going, the army she led in Andur-Kursh, and which disappeared into the Gate of Ivrel, landed in Hiuaj a thousand years in the past, and Jhirun is one of their distant descendants. Morgaine's quest this time is to pursue Vanye's cousin, Roh -- who is no longer what he seems -- in an attempt to close Shiuan's Gate before Roh can use it for his own ends. It's a much darker and much more unpleasant journey than the straightforward quest in the first book, but Roh is a fascinating character: How much of the original man is left, how much is now the body-changing qual who inhabits him? You should have all three volumes lined up on your shelf so you can read straight through this one, put it down and pick up the third volume. The whole epic runs to 700 pages and it's well worth your time.
Hurry through this to get to Fires of Azeroth.......2002-05-06
Cherryh seems to be just warming up here. The first book, "Gate," set up the characters, but was otherwise not up to much. "Well" is choppy and repetitive -- and in desperate need of editing (like dropping the first couple of chapters, and drawing out the ending so it reads better), but is well worth rushing through to get to "Fires of Azeroth." "Fires" brings it all together, with fantastic dialogue, action, characters, and so on. So don't give up. Blow through this, and get to Azeroth. You'll be happy you did.
The excellent follow-up to "Gate of Ivrel".......1998-07-01
This tale of Morgaine and Vanye following Roh through the gate into a world slowly being engulfed by rising seas is a good deal more engrossing than "Gate of Ivrel". It's a very dark tale, Roh, the halfling qhal, and the humans from the Barrows-hold all seem to be only out for themselves. But it is definitely a fine story, raising important moral questions mainly about Vanye's loyalties and the nature of evil. Many books claim to have transcended the black/white portrayal of good and evil, but with this book (and its even better follow-up, "Fires of Azeroth"), Cherryh truly does achieve what most of them couldn't; exhibiting the ambivalent nature of the border of good and bad. Superb.
TENSION ... that makes you beg for more........1997-01-03
This whole series, consisting of "Gate of Ivrel", "Well of Shiuan", "Fires of Azeroth", and "Exile's Gate", is my favorite of any author's, and I've read A LOT.
Cherryh's style is clean and dry, but at the same time very intense and passionate. Instead of using flowery words and melodrama to spoon-feed emotion to the reader, she uses common words and short, almost aggressive phrasing. The tension and passion and danger are drawn with a sharpness and clarity that is almost painful. A deceptively simple word or glance between these characters, whether friends or enemies, will at times bring that tension to a breathless peak, but without the expected release afterwards.
This is not an easy, exciting Harlequin-esque roller-coaster of peaks and valleys. This is a sharp ridge on a bare mountain with an occasional rock slide.
This is not a graceful Puccini aria that makes you want to weep and feel melancholy. This is avant-garde jazz where a single painfully high note is drawn out in the background for so long that you find yourself begging for a release that you fear may never come but then again do you really want it to?
It's exhausting, but in the best sense.
And about the 4th time I read the series, I found that it was funny too! It is, of course, a very dry humor, but it's there. And not a joke or eccentric comedic bit player to be seen.
It's easy to fall in love with these characters. They're very different from each other, but they're both excruciatingly familiar!
Cherryh creates the perfect male characters for a straight female audience. Cherryh's men are the kind many of us would create for ourselves. (Which is very different from the men male writers create.) Cherryh's men are capable of great valor and honor, but also of very deep emotion and affection, and self-reflection.
Also, her men often feel strong love and affection and respect for other men, without there being any sexual element to it. This is not only unique, but very difficult. The ability to create tension between male characters who love each other without it reading like sexual tension or a Sunday night "family drama" is something I rarely see. I appreciate it when I do.
My circle of friends has a shorthand way of expressing our reaction to this exhausting mix of physical danger and emotional tension, just by groaning "AAAAAHHHHGHHHHGHGHHHHHG!!!". If one of us starts off a conversation this way, another might say "Are you dying, or did you just finish a Cherryh?"
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Fantasy Series. "Scattered about the galaxy were the time-space gates of a vanished but not forgotten alien race. In their time, long before the rise of the native civilaztions, they had terrorized a hundred worlds - not from villainy but from folly, from tampering with the stands that held the universe together."
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If you eat natural foods, or want to learn more about them, reading The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia will be a treat. The book is an invitation to learn the lore, health properties, and use of more than a thousand familiar and unusual foods and herbs. Each entry consists of a description, a little history or legend, the health benefits, and how to buy (or find) and use it. Author Rebecca Wood clearly delights in her subject--her writing is warm, like love letters to these intriguing foods. "I don't know what I love most about asafetida--its knock-your-socks-off sulfurous aroma ... or ... its pungent but pleasant and satisfying flavor," she writes of the herb also known as devil's dung. "I also love the way the word rolls off my tongue." Not all the entries are complimentary, though--Wood tried to like banana squash, but ended up feeding it to her chickens. Dotting the food entries are sidebars of recipes, preparation suggestions, and weird information that doesn't fit anywhere else: how horses get sunburned, why young wives fed their elderly husbands celery in the 1600s, tips for not crying over onions, and how to harvest natural chewing gum, for example. You may start by looking up a particular food, but you'll linger, reading just for the pleasure of it. --Joan Price
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The one-of-a-kind encyclopedia of natural, whole foods that shows you how to eat right and feel better.
To a large degree, the quality of what we eat determines our health, and many cultures understand that food is the best medicine for what ails us. Arranged alphabetically, fully cross-referenced and indexed, and illustrated with line drawings, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia provides information on how to select, prepare, store, and use medicinally more than 1,000 common and uncommon whole foods, from acorn to zucchini and aduki (a healthful Japanese bean) to zapote (a tropical fruit). Sidebar anecdotes, unique recipes, historical background, and a complete glossary of terms also contribute to the book's modern, user-friendly format.
For three decades, Rebecca Wood has conducted workshops and seminars on whole foods cookery and the properties of foods according to Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese models. The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia shares her wisdom with a new generation of readers at a time when the benefits of holistic medicine are being recognized by the entire medical community.
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Fascinating and educational.......2007-08-23
Every time I open this book, I find some new fascinating information in it. There are also great recipes and interesting anecdotes sprinkled throughout.
I'm very glad to have this one in my library.
Fabulous Resource.......2007-08-05
I absolutely love this book! Although I have only had it a few weeks, it is already a constant resource in my kitchen. I look something up in it almost everyday, and I've never been disappointed with the entries in the book. I am pregnant, and my doctors are concerned about me getting enough of certain nutrients. This book has helped me alter my diet to get as much of those nutrients naturally as I possibly can. It's informative, user-friendly and well written. I am definitely glad I bought it, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to eat a more balanced, healthy diet.
You Are What You Eat.......2007-06-08
A must have reference for those that need to know more about what they eat and how they can maximize their nutrtional needs through the understanding of "whole plant based" foods,...flavor need not be sacrificed!
The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia.......2007-05-19
This book is phenomenal. I find myself continuously referring to it. The medicinal values of all fruits, veggies, and grains, how to store properly etc. Truly should be in every home.
excellent book.......2007-03-09
This book contains Great information. Would love to have a cookbook based on all this great info.
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Australian wine has become a major player in recent years, taking the American market by storm with its upfront fruit, clear flavors, and eminent drinkability. In this handy companion, internationally renowned wine writer Oz Clarke offers readers and travelers an extensive and entertaining look at one of the world's most exciting wine-producing countries. Here the wine lover will find the best Australian wines at every level, from everyday easy-drinking wines to truly great classic wines. With his signature wit and style, Oz shares personal anecdotes from his frequent trips to Australia, discusses key Australian grapes and key wine regions, profiles more than 160 of the country's top producers, and presents labels and tasting notes on more than a hundred wines. Major wine-growing areas are featured in full-color photographs, and top vineyard areas are illustrated with panoramic maps.
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A 'must' for any who would explore Australian wines.......2005-06-09
Australian Wine Companion: An Essential Guide For All Lovers Of Australian Wine is a 'must' for any who would explore Australian wines with one of the most famous wine writers in the world. Divided by grape growing region and regional producers, this doesn't just list wineries and their specialties: it also provides both background history and insights into how the winery has changed since its establishment; in the process revealing much about Australian wine industry history as a whole. Whether you're a destination-oriented wine enthusiast or an armchair reader/drinker, Australian Wine Companion is the first starter kit.
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